Long-term development of a "whole community" best practice model to address health disparities in the cambodian refugee and immigrant community of Lowell, Massachusetts

D. Grigg-Saito, S. Liang, L. Sou, L. Najarian, S. Peou, S. Och, R. Toof and L. Silka

American Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 100, issue 11, 2026-2029

Abstract: Cambodians in Lowell, Massachusetts, experience significant health disparities. Understanding the trauma they have experienced in Cambodia and as refugees has been the starting point for Lowell Community Health Center's whole community approach to developing community-based interventions. This approach places physical-psychosocial-spiritual needs at the center of focus and is attentive to individual and institutional barriers to care. Interventions are multilevel. The effect of the overall program comes from the results of each smaller program, the collaborations and coordination with the Cambodian community and community-based organizations, and the range and levels of services available through the health center.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.177030

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